Johnny-come-lately Spring–Pine Pond, 6 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,642 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Johnny-come-lately Spring–Pine Pond, 6 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Diablo State Park near Rock City, CA. The route passes Pine Pond before reaching Johnny-come-lately Spring at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,642 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Johnny-come-lately Spring–Pine Pond, 6 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,642 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Elevation 505–1,915 ft
Out & Back · Mount Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Trail Through Time · 37.85019, -121.93391
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail Through Time, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Stage Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Pine Pond.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Burma Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Falcon Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Burma Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Johnny-come-lately Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Falcon Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Pine Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Burma Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stage Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dusty Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Wall Point Road, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wall Point Road, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Trail Through Time, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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